By using the wheel to
support your backbend, you're able to move into positions you might not feel comfortable trying without the added support along your spine or between your shoulder blades.
By doing this, you are creating the conditions to
support the backbending action of the pose.
Not exact matches
The lift and
support from the straps in
backbends allow you to melt while being held up so that you can really open and release.
Creating a slight
backbend, lean back as far as feels
supported and comfortable on your body.
Supported Bridge also stretches the chest, neck, and spine and allows a gentle
backbend.
It will prepare you for
backbending asanas by reminding you to initiate movement and
support from all of the core muscles, including the muscles in the belly, back, and legs.
Feel how your arms
support and deepen the
backbend.
During asana practice students are instructed to breathe in a way that
supports the movement of the spine: usually inhaling during
backbending movements, for example, and exhaling during forwardbending and twisting movements.
You can
support either your hands or feet on a pair of blocks to help yourself realize the full
backbend.
Avoid deep
backbends especially if you feel a strain or a pull on the round ligaments that
support the uterus or across the muscles in the abdomen.
Heart openers, also known as front extensions and more commonly referred to as
backbends,
support both psychological and physical health.
As a
backbend, it opens the front body and
supports the back body.